Sunday, September 18, 2016

MWRD Links

I thought I had written a posting on the Thornton Reservoir, but I can't find one. So I went back through the MWRD Facebook timeline over a year to find their postings about it. This was rather tedious because they have now "polluted" their time line with "name that biosolid," "imagine no water," "rain barrels," "don't flush medicines," "don't flush (and take showers or empty the bathtub) before and during rains," etc. While I was at it, I recorded other posting that looked interesting. I'm recording them here with just some organization so that I can do the first round of sorting out the information. I now understand why I didn't post about Thornton, there are a lot of links to deal with.

I'll put an asterisk in front of a link if it got used in the main blog. A pound-sign means I already saw it and used it in the blog. Some of the links I'll never use in the main blog because they belong here as general reference material.

 Google River View

Chicago's growth

IsThereSewageInTheChicagoRiver

Phosphorus Removal

Biosolids

Composting machine

Telemundo and NBC reports

modified front loader turning the compost

Medill Reports: video with above machine as the thumbnail

Montreal Gazette reports

press release: IWEA acclaim

Methane Generation

CityLab (looking for external sources to help feed the digesters)

Historic Photos



Merchandise Mart

From the southwest

From the southeast, Wells Street Bridge is in the upright position

Sewer Construction

39th (Pershing) and Cottage Grove

39th (Pershing) and Cottage Grove

Near Houston Ave and 97th Street

 inside of a 8x10 intercepting sewer

1934 West Side intercepting sewer

Bridges












Wells Street, see Merchandise Mart above

Madison, also south end of old PRR freight hosue


Cermak (Jeff's link, has my Lawrence's Fishery picture)

*S-Curve That c1950 big building east of Ogden Slip was Bluc Cross

Building the SS Canal


River


1905 (C&WI yard?), view north of 18th street, note this is before straightening. old B&OCT swing in far background. a couiple of big ships. Has grain elevators including CB&Q (before fire?) high-resolution!

Misc

River

Pumping Plants

Cunliff Park

Setting a pump in Evanston

Stickney: overview, closeup

Wilmette

Disinfecting Treatment

Calumet Plant

July 17, 2015 press release


O'Brien Plant





press release: another announcement of ribbon cutting




Resevoirs

Thorton










Press release of opening day (ribbon cutting)








MWRD must have gotten a licensing agreement with Star Wars They don't even bother to mention that R2D2 is in love with a solar powered, floating aerator.

press release: receives Project of the Year, 4 photos

press release: Award at the Public Works Expo

Daily Southtown reports Aug 1, 2016: "biggest test" , streets flooded, it didn't say how many feet of water was stored in the reservoir.

Press release: recognized by IDNR at Aggregate Miner Safety Conference

McCook




Flood Control

"Busse Woods Reservoir South Dam project to minimize Salt Creek flooding" press release


press release: break ground for $55m Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel

Misc











WaterOnline: 8 steps to energy neutral (picture of powerhouse and lock)

Lock (access discussion)





Chronicle Illinois series: 1 3

Chicago in 2068 because of climate change

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